The annual Beloit College Mindset List reflects 'cultural touchstones and experiences that have shaped the worldview of students entering colleges and universities in the fall' as freshman.

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Most were kindergarteners when 9/11 happened. The use of frozen eggs has always been a route to pregnancy. Wire-rimmed glasses have always been associated with Harry Potter, not John Lennon. Tupac Shakur, JonBenet Ramsey, Carl Sagan and Tiny Tim have always been dead. And hard liquor has always been advertised on television.

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Related: See sampling of cultural touchstones on College Mindset List

Those are some of the milestones captured this year on the annual Beloit College Mindset List, a list of "cultural touchstones and experiences that have shaped the worldview of students ...